Three charged in Dubai for Indian’s death
Dubai: A court here has charged three men with accidentally causing the death last year of an Indian lift mechanic who fell into a lift shaft. Dahaneesh Dahraman, 24, fell while installing lifts at a building in Al Karama last April 17, The National newspaper reported. One of the victim’s supervisors told the Dubai Court of Misdemeanours that Dahaneesh was wearing safety gear when he was fixing the lift. His supervisors, identified by their initials — Indian SS, 32, Pakistani ME, 29, and SM, 35 — were charged with accidentally causing the death.
Four China ships enter disputed zone
Tokyo: Four Chinese coastguard ships entered disputed waters near East China Sea islands at the centre of a bitter row with Tokyo, China’s State news agency said on Saturday, confirming an earlier report. Quoting the State Oceanic Administration, Xinhua said that “on Friday the ships patrolled the territorial waters surrounding the Diaoyu Islands”, which Japan claims as the Senkakus.
Suspected Qaeda activist held in lahore varsity
Islamabad/lahore: A young foreign national, suspected to be an Al Qaeda activist, has been arrested by Pakistani security agencies from a hostel of the Punjab University, officials said on Saturday. The youth, believed to be an Arab national, arrived in lahore for leading a ‘fidayeen’ (suicide) mission and was allegedly provided shelter by the Islami Jamiat Tulba (IJT), the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami.
Crossing point on line of Control reopens
Islamabad: In a sign of tensions subsiding along the line of Control, a foot-crossing point has been reopened much to the relief of residents of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, according to a media report on Saturday. Civilians living on both sides of the loC hailed the reopening of the Nauseri-Tithwal crossing point, one of five such designated spots along the loC. The crossing point was closed after tensions escalated along the ceasefire line.
Pak frees 7 more Afghan Taliban commanders
Islamabad: Seven Afghan Taliban leaders, including Mansoor Dadullah, were on Saturday freed by Pakistan to boost the troubled reconciliation process in Afghanistan, taking the total number of commanders released so far to 33. “In order to further facilitate the Afghan reconciliation process, Pakistan is releasing seven Taliban detainees, namely Mansoor Dadullah, Said Wali, Abdul Manan, Karim Agha, Sher Afzal, Gul Muhammad and Muhammad Zai,” the Foreign Office said in a statement.
Mali’s new premier picks first post-war govt
Bamako: Mali’s first post-war Prime Minister began forming a Government as the United States and France gave an early vote of confidence to the new administration, pledging support. Career technocrat Oumar Tatam ly was named as head of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita’s Government on Thursday, taking over from interim premier Diango Cissoko.
NASA spacecraft to study Moon’s atmosphere
Houston: NASA has launched an unmanned spacecraft from Virginia that aims at unlocking the mysteries of Moon’s atmosphere, a first moonshot from the State in the history of space exploration. The lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer or ladee Spacecraft, which is charged with studying the lunar atmosphere and dust, soared aboard an unmanned Minotaur rocket a little before midnight from from Wallops Island. It was a change of venue for NASA, which normally launches moon missions from Cape Canaveral, Florida. But it provided a rare light show along the East Coast.